NHTSA Campaign 11V081000
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:COLUMN SHIFT ASSEMBLY
NHTSA campaign 11V081000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the power train: manual transmission: column shift assembly. The repair is free.
BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC filed the report for 11V081000 with NHTSA on February 7, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V081000, NHTSA lists up to 378 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 11V081000 were scheduled from February 11, 2011, 4 days after the report.
11V081000 covers 1 model from Can-Am, model years 2011.
Owners of the model years 11V081000 covers have filed at least 4 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V081000 ranks 4 of 5 BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V081000, BOMBARDIER RECREATIONAL PRODUCTS INC has 1 other recall on the power train on this site; the one before 11V081000 was 10V232000, reported on June 1, 2010.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- BRP IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 SPYDER RT SM5 ROADSTERS. WHILE DOWN SHIFTING IT MAY BE POSSIBLE TO INADVERTENTLY ENGAGE REVERSE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE REVERSE BUTTON DUE TO A DEFECTIVE REVERSE ACTUATOR CABLE.
- The risk
- IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING FORWARD, THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK AND THE ENGINE COULD STALL. IF THIS HAPPENS WHILE VEHICLE IS STOPPED, THE VEHICLE COULD BACK UP. A VEHICLE STALL WITHOUT WARNING OR AN EXPECTED MOVEMENT IN REVERSE MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL VALIDATE PROPER OPERATION OF THE REVERSE ACTUATOR AND IF DEFECTIVE, THE REVERSE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY WILL BE REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALLBEGAN ON FEBRUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BRP AT 1-888-638-5397.
Reported February 7, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V081000 (1)
Can-Am (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V081000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: February 7, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted